Author: Charles E. AverillPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 104
Book Description
The Corsair King
Author: Charles E. AverillThe Corsair King
Author: Mór JókaiPublisher: Publio Kiadó Kft.
ISBN: 963397173X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 50
Book Description
The storm had spent itself, the sea was calm again, and on its smooth surface tossed empty casks and shattered masts,—the monuments of shipwrecked vessels. The stormy petrels had vanished with the tempest, and the flying fish were now making their clumsy leaps from wave to wave,—a sign of fair weather. A brigantine which had outlived the gale was moving slowly over the almost unrippled surface of the water; all hands were engaged in repairing the damage occasioned by the storm; temporary masts were rigged, sails trimmed, the crew worked fairly hanging in the air; for the ship had heeled far over,—a proof that her ballast had shifted during the tempest. With the exception of the blows of the carpenter's hammer, and the creaking of the pumps, nothing was heard save the voice of the captain, who stood leaning against the mainmast trying to ascertain on a chart the place to which he had been driven by the storm. The movements of the needle were scrutinized more and more carefully, while from time to time, the voice of an officer taking soundings, echoed on the air. At last the captain's finger stopped on a group of islands and he said quietly: "We are off the Ladrones." At the same moment a sailor on the mast-head shouted: "Land!" Without the slightest change of expression, the captain repeated: "The Ladrones."
The Corsair King
Author: Mór JókaiA Tale of the Free: Corsair
Author: Brian RuckleyPublisher: Orbit
ISBN: 031635693X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 84
Book Description
A thrilling new novella about the daring exploits of the Free, the most feared mercenary company the world has ever known. The Free are the most feared mercenary company the world has ever known. For years they've sold their martial and magical skills to the highest bidder, winning countless victories that have overthrown kings and shaken empires. Yulan is a newcomer to their ranks, keen to prove himself worthy of the Free's name. When corsair marauders ravage the Hommetic Kingdom's coastline, Yulan gets his chance. His mission is simple: travel to the corsairs' island fortress, persuade their self-proclaimed king to sign a peace treaty, then head home with sword unbloodied. Yet the crumbling fortress holds many secrets, and blades speak louder than words. Soon Yulan must fight not just for the glory of the Free, but for his very survival.
Sea-Wolves of the Mediterranean: The grand period of the Moslem corsairs
Author: E. Hamilton CurreyPublisher: Good Press
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 207
Book Description
"Sea-Wolves of the Mediterranean: The grand period of the Moslem corsairs" is a book about a fewer-known period in European history - the sea wars between the Turkish empire and the European powers. The author pays special attention to the fleet led by Andria Doria that fought the Turks off Crete.
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Author: Book News
Author: British Slaves and Barbary Corsairs, 1580-1750
Author: Bernard CappPublisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0192857371
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 209
Book Description
British Slaves and Barbary Corsairs is the first comprehensive study of the thousands of Britons captured and enslaved in North Africa in the early modern period, an issue of intense contemporary concern but almost wholly overlooked in modern histories of Britain. The study charts the course of victims' lives from capture to eventual liberation, death in Barbary, or, for a lucky few, escape. After sketching the outlines of Barbary's government and society, and the world of the corsairs, it describes the trauma of the slave-market, the lives of galley-slaves and labourers, and the fate of female captives. Most captives clung on to their Christian faith, but a significant minority apostatized and accepted Islam. For them, and for Britons who joined the corsairs voluntarily, identity became fluid and multi-layered. Bernard Capp also explores in depth how ransoms were raised by private and public initiatives, and how redemptions were organised by merchants, consuls, and other intermediaries. With most families too poor to raise any ransom, the state came under intense pressure to intervene. From the mid-seventeenth century, the navy played a significant role in 'gunboat diplomacy' that eventually helped end the corsair threat. The Barbary corsairs posed a challenge to most European powers, and the study places the British story within the wider context of Mediterranean slavery, which saw Moors and Christians as both captors and captives.
Awakener
Author: J.C. StaudtPublisher: J.C. Staudt
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 368
Book Description
Magic fades. Darkness rises. Darion Ulther and his family have carved out a simple life for themselves in the untamed hinterlands of a wild realm, far from lords and kingdoms and warfare. After destroying the last existing record of a powerful spell capable of crippling magic itself, they assumed they were safe from the machinations of Dathrond’s power-hungry ruler. They were wrong. A new threat has emerged in the east, and with it a startling shift in the symmetry between magic and nature. When the Five Realms fall into preternatural crisis, Darion and his loved ones will set out on an adventure to restore balance to the realms – and, if they are fortunate, to awaken the Mage Song once more, for good and all. For fans of Anthony Ryan (Blood Song), Jonathan Moeller, George R.R. Martin, and R.A. Salvatore. Google Keywords: epic fantasy, sword and sorcery, sword & sorcery, fantasy adventure, general fantasy, husband and wife, father and son, action, adventure, family, dark fantasy, quest, elves, dragons, wizards, magic, romance, series, legends, mage song.
Sea-wolves of Seven Shores
Author: Jessie Peabody FrothinghamPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Pirates
Languages : en
Pages : 366
Book Description